MUCH IS EXPECTED IN LITTLE TIME - MGT-Assistant Manager Walgreens Employee Review

2.0
Aug 28, 2009
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Pros

Basically the only pros I can come up with are, relatively good pay for an entry level manager and alright benefits.

Cons

Mgts are often expected to do all the grunt work. Store managers act as if they rule the world. Often have huge egos and give virtually no praise for all the work that you do. One manager literally expected me to run at a full sprint to the front of the store to answer a call for a return. I guess your experience depends on your store manager, and that could change at any time. MGTs are often shuffled around from store to store.

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5.0
Jun 3, 2026
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Pros

Work with your schedule if you are in school.

Cons

Low pay. I need to be able to multitask, run the cash register, and operate the Photo Booth lab at a fast pace.

3.0
Jun 25, 2026
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Pros

Can be a fun environment. All in whom your staff is. Operating photo was fun and building projects for the customers. Learning about pharmacy operations.

Cons

Work life balance and low pay for what is expected. Not having enough payroll to effectively run a store. My store ran FE on a 320 hour a week budget. That was barely enough to get buy and meet the expectations put out by the company. I was never able to keep a full leadership staff. When a leader called out, I had to stay. There were days I was called away from my own dinner table. SM's were forced to be in the pharmacy for more than half of their day regardless as to what is happening in the FE. I worked over 50 hours a week and barely got to spend time with my family. If I wasn't at the store I was getting a phone call and having to go back to the store.

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